John Thor Kristjansson

Today we played practice game against the Boulder Bison B team.  Those guys are on the ice 4-5 times a week and that showed.  They are more prepared and have greater speed than we do.  The game started out tough, 1 period was 0-5 then 0-3 and 0-2.  Apparently we got better as the game went on and we got more used to the fast pace of the game.  We had only 1 or two solid chances and overall maybe 4 shots on goal.  It was a tough game and 0-9 loss a fact.  As our coach said after the game overall a good effort by us.  Everybody on our team skated hard and had fun.

Tomorrow we will be in FortCollins for a game with their 3rd team in the DNHL league.  I bet we will show up hungry.

Our first game of the season was today, we played against the 2nd or 3rd team in Fort Collins.  They only had nine players against our 15.  This game was fairly easy, I made 3 goals.  We are off to a good start.  But I’m sure our opponents will be more competitive as the season gets going.  Our coach wants us to wear a shirt and a tie to the games as well as carrying our game shirts on hangers.  Its about having respect for the game and looking professional.